After years of civil war and genocide, in which the Arab Muslims of the north brutalized the African Christians of the south, a new nation has been born. In accord with an armistice agreement, the people of southern Sudan voted for secession. With 99.57% of the vote.

The new country, South Sudan, is set for sovereignty within six months. It will be one of the poorest nations on earth. And yet it sits atop vast amounts of oil. By terms of the agreement, the oil wealth has to be shared with the north, but it needs to be developed first.